The Inferno
The Inferno by Dante Alighieri, published by National Geographic Books in 2009, is an illustrated edition comprising 320 pages in English. This poetic masterpiece is the first part of Dante’s Divine Comedy, presenting a visionary journey through the torment of Hell. It explores profound themes such as good and evil, free will and predestination, while reflecting the societal injustices and corruption of Dante’s time.
Readers will find a moving human drama that serves as a significant expression of the Middle Ages and a powerful protest against the ways in which humanity has thwarted divine intentions. The work remains relevant after seven centuries, inviting contemplation on universal values through its intense personal narrative. This edition includes a translation by John Ciardi, along with an introduction by Archibald T. MacAllister and an afterword by Edward M. Cifelli, enriching the reader’s experience of this classic text.
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Belonging in the immortal company of the works of Homer, Virgil, Milton, and Shakespeare, Dante Alighieri’s poetic masterpiece is a visionary journey that takes readers through the torment of Hell.
The first part of Dante’s Divine Comedy is many things: a moving human drama, a supreme expression of the Middle Ages, a glorification of the ways of God, and a magnificent protest against the ways in which men have thwarted the divine plan. One of the few literary works that has enjoyed a fame both immediate and enduring, The Inferno remains powerful after seven centuries. It confronts the most universal values—good and evil, free will and predestination—while remaining intensely personal and ferociously political, for it was born out of the anguish of a man who saw human life blighted by the injustice and corruption of his times.
Translated by John Ciardi
With an Introduction by Archibald T. MacAllister
and an Afterword by Edward M. Cifelli
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